http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/urges-action-saudi-blames-iran-missile-171108044458611.html The United States has called on the United Nationsto act against Iran after Saudi Arabia, a Washington ally, accused Tehran of “direct military aggression” through the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Amid an escalating war of words, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pointed the fingeron Tuesday to Iran for supplying a ballistic missile that was fired on Saturday from Houthi-held territory towards Riyadh’s international airport. Saudi-led forces, which have been… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/uae-plan-wage-financial-war-qatar-revealed-171109165302445.html A United Arab Emirates plan to attack Qatar’s financial system has been revealed in a folder of an email account belonging to the UAE ambassador to the US, Yousef al-Otaiba. The Intercept, a US-based investigative website, obtained the folder and exposed the plot, which involves an attack on Qatar’s currency “using bonds and derivatives manipulation”. The UAE also aims to increase Qatar’s… Read more »
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/saudi-fm-seeks-pressure-iran-hezbollah-171109193012811.html Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has called for new international sanctions to be imposed on Iran for “its support for terrorism”, as an escalating war of words between Tehran and Riyadh sends ripples across the region. Adel al-Jubeir said “Iran is the number one state sponsor of terrorism” in an interview with US television network CNBC that aired on Thursday. He… Read more »
